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Valeria Ochoa-Herrera
Summary
My research areas involve freshwater quality and its impacts in public health, development of physical-chemical and biological wastewater treatment, bioremediation and sustainability. I have contributed to promoting technological innovation and action against water pollution in developing countries like Ecuador. I am currently leading several research projects in the highlands of Ecuador, the Ecuadorian Amazon and Galapagos for improving water quality, accessibility and management. I am developing laboratory, bench-scale and pilot-scale systems for low- maintenance and low-cost treatment of domestic and industrial effluents such as acid mine drainage. I am also the co-founder of the Innovation and Sustainability Office at Universidad San Francisco de Quito and I am committed to position USFQ as a model university in innovation and sustainability in Latin America. Finally, I am also the co-founder of the Women in Science and Engineering initiative at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (WISE-USFQ).
Aquatic & Marine Chemistry Conservation Biology Environmental Contamination & Remediation Environmental Impacts Freshwater Biology Spatial & Geographic Information Science